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View article: Field Trial of LANL On-Line Advanced Enrichment Monitor for UF6 GCEP
Field Trial of LANL On-Line Advanced Enrichment Monitor for UF6 GCEP Open
The outline of this presentation is: (1) Technology basis of on-line enrichment monitoring; (2) Timescale of trial; (3) Description of installed equipment; (4) Photographs; (5) Results; (6) Possible further development; and (7) Conclusions…
View article: The attribute measurement technique
The attribute measurement technique Open
Any verification measurement performed on potentially classified nuclear material must satisfy two seemingly contradictory constraints. First and foremost, no classified information can be released. At the same time, the monitoring party m…
View article: Defining the questions: a research agenda for nontraditional authentication in arms control
Defining the questions: a research agenda for nontraditional authentication in arms control Open
Many traditional authentication techniques have been based on hardware solutions. Thus authentication of measurement system hardware has been considered in terms of physical inspection and destructive analysis. Software authentication has …
View article: Mitigation of calorimeter noise.
Mitigation of calorimeter noise. Open
One of the main factors that limit the sensitivity of calorimeters is the noise in the calorimeter response. A previous study into the sources of noise in a Wheatstone bridge calorimeter used by Department of Energy (DOE) facilities has sh…
View article: Thermal response based item identification.
Thermal response based item identification. Open
One of the most difficult problems in NDA of nuclear materials is identifying the chemical form of the nuclear material and the surrounding matrix. Recent work analyzing the calorimeter response of sources embedded in a variety of matrices…
View article: An Analysis of the Systematic Components of Calorimetry Uncertainty.
An Analysis of the Systematic Components of Calorimetry Uncertainty. Open
There is a long-standing qualitative observation that the components of the measurement uncertainty in a calorimeter measurement of special nuclear materials are dominated by the random components with the systematic components treated as …
View article: Designing a 3rd generation, authenticatable attribute measurement system
Designing a 3rd generation, authenticatable attribute measurement system Open
Attribute measurement systems (AMS) are designed to measure potentially sensitive items containing Special Nuclear Materials to determine if the items possess attributes which fall within an agreed-upon range. Such systems could be used in…
View article: Warhead verification concepts and technologies [Slides]
Warhead verification concepts and technologies [Slides] Open
Weapons verification concepts and technologies are discussed related to Arms Control instrumentation, which is a three-part problem: measurement; certification, and authentication.
View article: AVNG – Annotated Bibliography
AVNG – Annotated Bibliography Open
The AVNG (Attribute Verification System with Information Barrier for Plutonium with Classified Characteristics utilizing Neutron Multiplicity Counting (NMC) and High-Resolution Gamma-ray (HpGe) Spectrometry) was an attribute measurement sy…
View article: The role of clinical guidelines in establishing competent professional practice
The role of clinical guidelines in establishing competent professional practice Open
In two recent cases, courts in different states have considered the role of professional guidelines in establishing what was widely accepted as competent professional practice.
View article: Two-Black Box Concept for Warhead Verification
Two-Black Box Concept for Warhead Verification Open
We have created a possible solution to meeting the requirements of certification/authentication while still employing complicated criteria. Technical solutions to protecting information from the host in an inspection environment needs to b…
View article: NA-243 Annual Report 24.3.1.5.4 Cooperation with UK
NA-243 Annual Report 24.3.1.5.4 Cooperation with UK Open
ONV asked that LANL host Martin Morgan-Reading as a visitor during the summer of 2015. Dr. Morgan-Reading’s visit was a success and proved useful for our ongoing collaborations.